UK black metal trio DAWN RAY’D has today shared the lead single from their forthcoming third album, To Know The Light, with an accompanying music video for the track, titled Ancient Light. On their latest full-length DAWN RAY’D return as a reinvigorated version of themselves, presenting a reimagining of exactly what black metal is and can be in the future. To Know The Light will be released via Prosthetic Records on March 24, supported by UK tour dates (more details below).

UK-based black metal trio, DAWN RAY’D
have today announced the first details of their upcoming third full length studio album – alongside accompanying live dates in the UK.

To Know The Light sees DAWN RAY’D return as a reinvigorated version of themselves as they present a reimagining of exactly what black metal is and can be in the future. The ten track album will be released on March 24, 2023 – with the first single released in early January. The band has posted a teaser online today, pre-orders will launch in the new year. To Know The Light charts the band’s journey through anarcho-nihilism; from anger, to despair, to a radical acceptance of darkness, settling on a new understanding of liberation and joy. More information about the album will be available in due course.

JUDICATOR are today premiering their new album, The Majesty of Decay, in full via Distorted Sound. The Majesty of Decay is the US power metal band’s sixth studio album and is set for release this Friday (November 25) via Prosthetic Records. In celebration of the album release, JUDICATOR will also be appearing at Gimme Metal for a special guest DJ slot on Wednesday, November 30 – more details below.

Prosthetic Records are thrilled to announce the signing of Italian post-hardcore band STORMO. Accompanying the signing announcement STORMO have today shared the news of their upcoming fourth studio album, Endocannibalismo, set for release via the Los Angeles label on February 10. Endocannibalismo’s lead single, Sorte, is premiering now via Metal Injection.

Melodic death and doom metal group FIRES IN THE DISTANCE have today released a new live album, titled Live at Telefunken, and shared an accompanying performance video of the track The Lock and the Key. With footage filmed by Patrick Fallon and audio produced by Dave Kaminsky, Live at Telefunken sees FIRES IN THE DISTANCE perform their critically acclaimed 2020 debut album, Echoes From Deep November, in full.

It’s time…for year-end lists – and 2022 is the year of Undeath! Currently gracing the cover of Decibel Magazine‘s year-end issue, Undeath has earned the coveted #1 spot with It’s Time… To Rise from the Grave. To read this exclusive story with the band, plus discover the full “Top 40”, be sure to purchase your copy online now at: https://store.decibelmagazine.com/products/copy-of-january-2023-219

JUDICATOR are today premiering their new single, The Black Elk, and its accompanying lyric video via New Noise Magazine. The Black Elk is the third track to be taken from the US power metal bands forthcoming sixth studio album, The Majesty of Decay, which is set for release on November 25 via Prosthetic Records.

Multinational cybergrind band THOTCRIME are today premiering their sophomore album,
D1G1T4L_DR1FT, in full via MetalSucks. Composed of members from Champaign-Urbana, IL, Philadelphia, PA and Nottingham, UK, THOTCRIME’s latest full-length sees the group draw from a wide influence of grind, mathcore, hyperpop and more across 13 tracks.

Following the release of their critically acclaimed sophomore album, It’s Time… To Rise From The Grave, in April of this year, UNDEATH have today announced a headline UK tour with support from UK death metal group Celestial Sanctuary. The Rochester, NY death metal band’s UK Invasion tour is set to take place from January 27 to February 2 and are UNDEATH’s first overseas tour dates, more details below.

Chicago, IL experimental metal band WITHOUT WAVES have today announced East Coast tour dates in support of their third album, Comedian, details on all live dates below. Upon Comedian‘s release via Prosthetic Records in March this year, the band have received plenty of plaudits for their off-kilter approach to metal. Alongside the tour announcement, WITHOUT WAVES have also shared a guitar playthrough of album track Animal Kingdom.